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ˈyʊər əsurus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aurochs, urus, Bos primigeniusnoun

    large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

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  1. urusnoun

    The aurochs.

  2. Etymology: From ūrus

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  1. urus

    Urus generally refers to an extinct species of wild ox, known as Bos primigenius, which once inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is commonly referred to as the ancestor of modern domestic cattle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Urusnoun

    a very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus / primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Urus

    ū′rus, n. the Latin name of the wild ox, which in the time of Julius Cæsar was abundant in European forests—the Aurochs of the Germans, and the ancestor of the European domesticated cattle. [L.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of urus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of urus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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